Even as discussions about Virat Kohli’s inclusion in the upcoming T20 World Cup rumbles on, his Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate Australia’s Glenn Maxwell playfully said that he hopes India do not pick the former captain in their squad which will turn out to be advantageous to the other teams of the tournament.
“Virat Kohli is the most clutch player I’ve ever played against. You see his career just stands as the most amazing tournament rap sheet. The innings he played us against us in Mohali in the 2016 T20 World Cup is the most amazing innings I’ve had played against me. It changed the face of the whole game. He was hitting balls to different areas on a wicket that was inconsistent. He had the ability to change his hands position at the last moment and flick it almost like a table tennis bat and time it into the gap or over the fences. It’s something that’s unmatched around the world. His awareness is phenomenal,” Maxwell recalled in ESPN’s Around The Wicket Show.
“It’s been amazing to train alongside him and watch him go about it. But I still have to play against him. So I’m hoping India don’t pick him,” the Australian swashbuckler added.
“Virat Kohli is THE most clutch player I’ve ever played against.”
“… so I’m hoping India don’t pick him!!”@Gmaxi_32 on Virat Kohli’s form and the talk about his WC spot. #AroundTheWicket @ESPNAusNZ pic.twitter.com/q4RQ4FMshs
— Neroli Meadows (@Neroli_Meadows) April 11, 2024
Kohli has been in inspired form in this edition of the Indian Premier League, slamming the first century of the ongoing season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur last Saturday.
Kohli notched up his hundred off 67 deliveries after RCB was sent in to bat. Kohli thereby extended his record tally of IPL hundreds to eight and an overall nine in his T20 career.
Kohli leads the list of batters with most hundreds in IPL history with seven centuries in his career.
The 35-year-old Kohli had recorded two hundreds last season while amassing 639 runs in 14 matches. Furthermore, the knock also marked his highest score against RR in the IPL.
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